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Chicago Public Schools officials say they will spend
$7.7 million to expand the Safe Passage program this fall by hiring
local community groups to provide students impacted by school closures
with a safe transition to their welcoming school.

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Citing a lack of economic opportunities as the driving force behind
the high rate of gun violence in Chicago over the last several
years, Illinois 2nd Congressional District candidate Robin
Kelly stood alongside union security officers Saturday to call on the
city’s downtown building owners to provide fairer compensation for their
emergency “first responders.”